deprive of
phrasal verb
deprived of; depriving of; deprives of
: to take (something) away from (someone or something) : to not allow (someone or something) to have or keep (something)
The change in her status deprived her of access to classified information.
The new environmental law will deprive some fishermen of their livelihood.
They're depriving him of a chance to succeed.
—often used as (be) deprived ofThe children are being deprived of a good education.
The study is examining what happens to people when they are deprived of sleep.
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That way, if things fall through or if the clinic or entity fail, the community will be deprived of that service, but in a way that other services might be set up in advance to help catch those critical patients that may fall through the cracks.
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Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Access to justice too (something often underrated), where you can’t be killed or robbed with impunity, and where you won’t be arbitrarily deprived of your liberty or your freedom of speech by a despotic government.
—Simon Boas
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
No human being should be kept in a steaming hot cage with countless other inmates while deprived of proper sanitation and medical care.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Read more: Journalists In Gaza Are Documenting Their Own Starvation
A generation at risk
Experts caution, however, that even if aid arrives in time to avert mass death from starvation, an entire generation will be permanently affected as a result of being deprived of enough food.
—Juwayriah Wright, Time, 30 July 2025
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Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Access to justice too (something often underrated), where you can’t be killed or robbed with impunity, and where you won’t be arbitrarily deprived of your liberty or your freedom of speech by a despotic government.
—Simon Boas
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
No human being should be kept in a steaming hot cage with countless other inmates while deprived of proper sanitation and medical care.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Read more: Journalists In Gaza Are Documenting Their Own Starvation
A generation at risk
Experts caution, however, that even if aid arrives in time to avert mass death from starvation, an entire generation will be permanently affected as a result of being deprived of enough food.
—Juwayriah Wright, Time, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for deprive of
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“Deprive of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprive%20of. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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